The Seven Year Itch: Parliament, Power and the Road to 2030
By Andrew Field Zimbabwe is once again in the midst of constitutional surgery. Cabinet has approved a package of amendments that would alter the way executive power is acquired and…
A Watchdog in Darkness: The Baden-Clay Case and Queensland’s Debt to Justice
By Will Keys In every functioning democracy there is an expectation—quiet, steady, almost instinctive—that public watchdogs operate above fear, favour, and fashion. Their legitimacy does not come from popularity but…
Freedom Was the Lie That Worked
By Andrew Field Freedom is one of the most overworked words in southern African political life. It is invoked with solemnity, defended with anger, and celebrated with gluttonous ritual by…
Rhodesian Intelligence: Myth vs. Reality
By Andrew Field The author is not here to defend Ken Flower or Derek Robinson, nor is there any interest in polishing reputations for sentimental reasons. What matters is clearing…
‘Spooks’ of the ‘Struggle Years’.
Hannes Wessels, As someone who has read and written quite extensively about the history of Rhodesia and then Zimbabwe, a recent article by James MacManus in the ‘Christmas Edition’ of…
The Price of Silence in Angola
Andrew Field, Angola is the quiet giant of the Southern African Development Community (SADC); present but rarely centred, mighty yet oddly muted. Vast in territory, rich in oil, and anchored…
The Climate-Change Fraudsters.
Hannes Wessels, Twenty one years ago ‘The Guardian’, that fountain of fake news, published an article based on a Pentagon report which helped drive the ‘Global Warming’ hysteria then sweeping…
Rhodesia to Redemption: The Measure of a Man and a Nation
By Will Keys There are two ways to tell the story of Rhodesia. One is the official version: a colonial frontier that overreached, a settler republic that refused to bow…
The British Plan To Invade Rhodesia.
Hannes Wessels, Recently, a friend sent me some information that brought back memories of tumultuous events fifty years ago. Living in the town then known as Umtali, I was ten…
Stagnation Malawi
By Andrew Field When the votes were counted, Malawi’s electorate chose the stable and well-trodden over the perhaps untested and experimental. This is a hallmark of southern African politics. Arthur…